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yoplait. it is so good. >> hello everybody welcome to two live hours of kron 4 news weekend.i'm ysabel duron. .and i'm marty gonzalez. we'll bring you our headlines in just a moment. but first, let's get a check with our forecast with robin and good morning. here is a live look from san francisco. you can see we have clear blue skies around the bay area this morning. does the few high clouds out there. here is another look towards the east bay hills. let's take a look at our visibility map. you can see its reduced down to 3 mi. in santa rosa and half moon bay. the careful if you are driving out there this

morning. still on the cool side we're looking at the reason for it in the bay area. 39 in pleasanton. if you're in oakland at the running festival this morning it's 46 degrees. today will be the warmest day of the week. sunny skies in the afternoons and a few degrees warmer than will we saw yesterday. changes are on the way. rain is returned to the forecast. details are coming later. >> in developing news. the fatal violence at a virginia has a bay area that the gunman and one victim are from the bay area. kron 4's mike pelton is in the newsroom with more details on the shooter and his victims. >> the marine corps identified the alleged sergeant eusebio lopez, a 25-year-old marine from pacifica. he was a tactics candidates school and a machine gunner. he joined the marines in 2006 and has more than 10 awards. he served in both iraq and

>> lopez is accused of shooting to death corporal jacob wooley, from massechusetts. as well as lance corporal sara castromata, a 19-year-old from oakley. castromata served as a warehouse clerk and joined the marines in 2011. she has several awards. the shooting happened late thursday night at the marine base quantico in northern virginia. a commander at the base says authorities were called to the scene arpound found one of the victims dead inside a barracks. they along with the body of the authorities say took his ownat this point, authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting and are it and week for the marine corps. they also lost 7 marines a lot in nevada on monday. in the newsroom, mike pelton, kron 4 news.

>> new this morning.all lanes of eastbound interstate highway 580 in oakland have re-opened after an accident killed a man this morning. the c-h-p says the accident was first reported just after midnight when a man was hit by a car on highway 580 near dutton avenue. a sig-alert was issued and the three right lanes were blocked as authorities investigated., that sig-alert was lifted >> in other bay are news. a robbery in a quiet east bay neighborhood turns fatal. a man was shot and killed, of thieves from ripping off a family member. it happened in san leandro. marking the city's first homicide of the year. kron 4's phillipe djegal >> a woman was unloading some items out of her car in this driveway. on the 15-thousand 500 block of harbor way. when the san leandro police say two suspects approached her. before 9-30 fiday night and tried to rob her. moments later. the woman's son-in-law walked out of the front door and tried to intervene. police say one of the suspects then opened fire. shooting the man, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. the woman was not injured.

police have released a vague description of the suspects.two african american's. both adults. a man and possibly a woman. investigators say they left the area in a dark colored sedan. in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> kron4 talked to a ten year resident of that neighborhood. he says he was devastated to learn about happened to the family just a few doors away. was not, one and monte ave coleslaw are serious scenes real close as 10. kuala sentence family get- togethers. it's so sad i cannot believe that what happened. where did this come from. how did this all this happening?. why. it

felt like we are very safe here. all the neighbors look out for each other and if anything happens to everyone watches out for each other. i cannot believe that this happened. >> the victim lived in alameda, but demordaunt says the mother in law moved into the area about a year ago. and, thateveryone in that home was always polite. >> the coast guard has rescued four people after their 17-foot vessel ran aground in san francisco bay. authorities say the boat ran aground somewhere between the san mateo and dumbarton bridges on saturday. a rescue boat deployed to the scene wasn't able to get to the grounded vessel because of the shallow water and low tide, so rescuers on a helicopter hoisted the group to nearby san carlos. a child, two teenagers, a man and a dog were among >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend.we'll hear from a berkeley couple about the upcoming hearing on prop-8 that's set for this week.

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>> the berkeley couple at the center of the battle over prop 8, the gay marriage ban, is preparing for their trip to washington. there, in just a few days, the u-s supreme court will that could change their lives. upcoming hearing and what been in the debate over fight for same sex marriage as one of the two same sex couples who filed suit to overturn prop 8 the berkeley couple never expected the case would make

its way to the u.s. supreme court, but with oral arguments just days away they are more hopeful than ever they will soon be able to tie the knot they both say marriage will give them a greater sense of stability, but they say the impacts of a favorable ruling from the u.s. supreme court will go far beyond themselves some see these two as role models, but they dismiss that, and say they simply are doing what anyone and everyone should do, fight

>> coming up on kron 4 news weekend.it's not looking much like spring in some areas as winter weather slams several states. we'll show you the snowy conditions. but first, let's take a live look outside from mount tam.

>> let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with meteorologist for your first forecast. , is looking pretty good so far. we have springlike weather in store for your sunday. they'll be the warmest day of the weekend. and the entire week. summer seals. a few low 70's yesterday and today more '70s on the map. we will feel an onshore breeze at the beginning of the work week. they're a few weeks systems coming in and we feel the breeze up due to that. the next chance of

rain will be by the middle of the week. have a chance to enjoy all the sunshine we have in store for today. by 12:00 this afternoon there will be a mixtures of '50s and '60s around the bay area's. it will warm up as we head into the afternoon. look all the yellow on your screen. compared to yesterday we have a lot more '70s. let's take a look of the afternoon highs treated more '70s in the south bay. if you're down on the south you are looking at low 70's. a bit cooler along the eastern shores. only getting into the upper 60s but we have warmer weather along with adults up. today is the

warmest day of the weekend. in the entire week. by monday we will see that increasing cloud cover. the next system is set to rise mid-week. we're looking anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to a few tenths of an inch. next weekend is cooler and wet. >> it may be the first weekend of spring but winter is refusing to loosen its hold on the rockies. despite the warmer weather we've been experiencing in the bay area. much of colorado is being pummeled by a massive snow storm. this is video taken from denver. more snow is expected for the area.adding on to the ten to fifteen inches of snowfall that has already fallen. a little ways north of denver travelers along interstate 25 were stopped cold by a major crash. the colorado state police says that as many as 20 to 50 vehicles were involved in the accident.

including a semi-tanker that caught on fire. meanwhile in the eastern part of the state. white- out conditions forced the closure of nearly 150-miles of interstate 70 from denver >> meanwhile.an already soggy mess in birmingham, alabama may get worse before it gets better. rain falling over the weekend caused the flooding that you see here. but forecasters warn that the heavy snowstorm that's pounding colorado is on its way.south. bringing with it hail and heavy winds. many residents and business owners say the flooding is becoming a serious issue. >> in other national news, no one was injured after fifteen train cars went off the tracks saturday in southern virginia. four cars of them ended up in this river. according to the transportation company, one of the derailed cars was leaking a corrosive material. the train was headed from north carolina to kentucky when the accident happened. >> take a look at this.

california clearly has some roof repairs to make. his elderly neighbor lost control of his car yesterday. coming down a steep driveway, he sped across a neighbor's lawn and landed on this lower house. somehow, no one was injured in the accident. the very room underneath the damaged roof. residents tell police this driver has crashed into a neighbor's house. >> the mayor of birmingham, alabama is promising to investigate the death of a child on friday. the fifth grader was with his family at the birmingham international airport when a display board fell on him and killed him. his mother is in critical brothers are also in the hospital. the kansas family was just finishing up a beach vacation when the accident happened. airport officials held a meeting yesterday and say they still don't know what caused it. >> florida police are investigating the deaths of his student. it took search parties nearly five hours to find

the skydivers' bodies after their jump yesterday, about 30 miles northeast of tampa. the 41-year-old instructor and his 25-year-old student were part of a group of 22 from iceland. the manager of the skydive company said the chutes had automatic deployment devices and it was very unlikely they failed to open. >> more than 15-thousand runners in connecticut took victims of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. and it seems that mostly everyone has a connection to those who died that day in december. mike magnoli has more on the story singing. >> many of the

people we met in this crowd of thousands have personal connections to sandy hook. "the impact of the day, and the caring and compassion that comes from teachers that um, i think only if you're a teacher, you can truly understand." erica keena and lisa masella are both from newtown and both are teachers in neighboring districts. for these two, this run brings back memories of where they were and what they were doing on the day their hometown elementary school was attacked. "i was in lockdown in the girls lockeroom with my students." "for me this has made me say 'i love you' more, hug more and spend more time with your family." anthony cormier is wearing a tee shirt with noah pozner's picture. antony's mom and noah's mom are friends, so that's two degrees of separation between anthony and a victim. and, adding to the emotional toll, anthony is a new father: "all i can think of is my son and i don't know how i'd react if something ever happened to him. i know it's going to be emotional,

especially crossing the finish line." "we prepare to begin this race in support of hope and healing, we pray that you will help to remind us that this run today is part of a far greater journey for all of us." >> the runners also helped raise money for the sandy hook families foundation. >> major league baseball is also honoring the victims of sandy hook. earlier this week, the new york yankees said they'd dedicate opening day to everyone impacted by the violence. now, all the teams will do the same with opening day just over a week away. players, managers, coaches, and umpires will all wear a special ribbon patch, and the stadiums will observe a moment of silence. twenty children and six adults were killed in december at the elementary school in newtown, connecticut. the shooter opened fire after first killing his mother in their home.

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>> let's talk a little powerball this morning. someone in new jersey matched all six numbers and hit the jackpot. a winning powerball ticket is worth for 338-million dollars. the largest powerball jackpot in history was 587 million dollars. and the possibility for big money is headed for the golden state. powerball ticket are set to go on sale in california next month. >> the carnival dream is back at sea. the ship left port canaveral saturday afternoon for the first time since it had mechanical problems. a faulty emergency generator forced carnival to fly over 43-hundred passengers ho3 recent >> tomorrow is national medal of honor day. and, in honor of the special day, ae flew33 >> the time is now there's much more to come on the kron 4 weekend news. let's take a live look3 >> in world news.president obama returned to washington last night after a four-day visit to the mideast. it was his first foreign trip of his second term as he tried to warm up cooled relations with israel's prime minister benjamin netenayhu this was his first trip to israel as president, arriving in tel aviv last wednesday. from all reports he made a favorable impression on the people of israel including university students. his lecture called on students to understand why the palestinians also want to have their own state. mr. obama also visited the west bank and then jordan where he promised more american aid for the thousands of syrian refugess pouring into neighboring jordan. >> newly-elected pope francis celebrated palm

sunday today.for a crowd of 250 thousand in rome. the celebration kicks off holy week for christians.leading up to easter, next sunday. today celebrates jesus's return to jerusalem, before his death and resurrection a week later. when pope benedict the 16th resigned, the vatican wanted to act quickly to replace him to ensure a new pope would be in place by easter. >> the pope's palm sunday celebrations come after a historic meeting between him and his predecessor. pope francis arrived at the papal retreat south of rome and was greeted by pope benedict saturday. the two men in white embraced and clasped hands before having lunch together. two popes.face to face-- it's the first such meeting recorded in the history of the catholic church. the only thing we'd ever grown together

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>> a state-wide manhunt is underway for a man san jose police say stabbed his former girlfriend to death. this is the suspect, 29- year-old juan ramirez. investigators say he and his victim were at one point romantically involved. but since then --- a restraining order had been filed against him. the murder happened friday afternoon and police are asking for the public's help to track down the accused killer.

kron4's rob fladeboe has the >> john nguyen shared garage space with the victim, who lived with her young son in this apartment on first street and died in the parking lot after being stabbed multiple times by her ex boyfriend with what witnesses described as a butcher knife. this was that same parking lot friday evening as heavily-armed police scoured the neighborhood for the killer, who was seen jumping a fence and escaping on foot. video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news shows squads of police, their guns drawn, going door to door in search of a man later identified as 29-year-old juan ramirez whom they say was stalking

sandra cruces gonzales, his former girlfriend. police say gonzales had obtained a restraining order to keep ramirez away but a friend says he rebuffed her efforts to part ways and that friday was not the first time he had made unwelcome visits to her apartment. as friends and neighbors stopped by to pay their respects a family member asked for time before making any public comment. the stabbing occurred across the street from the sheriff's office and a few blocks from police headquarters, officers were

on scene within minutes but somehow ramirez managed to get away. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> homicide detectives said that ramirez may be attempting to flee to mexico. and is posibly driving a dark green, 1996 toyota t- 100 pickup truck similar to the one you see on your screen. >> marysville raceway is open again. one week after a deadly crash killed two people. saturday. the track hosted the tenth annual great taxi cab open. a race that features stock cars and super stocks equipped with wings, panels and foils that help the cars zip around the track. police say 14-year-old marcus johnson of santa rosa was in the pit area of the race track when his cousin's racecar went off the track and hit marcus and a second person. the family says that the driver. a 17-year old petaluma high school student. was like a brother to the victim. >> a lake county girl who had been missing for the past several days is now safe at a relatives house in santa rosa this morning.

jenica fredrick disappeared thursday morning from her home in cobb. she was reportedly upset about some familyy issues before she went missing. many rescue crews -- including some from the bay area -- assisted in the >> city officials may close a skate park in martinez after it was vandalized late last week. authorities say the vandalism of areas of downtown martinez and the waterfront park occurred some time between thursday evening and early friday morning. the city says the people responsible used spray paint.mostly marking the words "asher" and "y-b." most of the damage is at and around the skateboard park and is estimated between 8 and 10-thousand dollars. [ wind howling ]

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no matter how many times the chp goes out looking for this woman tried to jump back into the non carpool when she saw the officer and was immediately flagged over i'm out with officer moore of the hayward office of the california highway patrol, now normally officer moore would be out on his motorcycle looking for violators but he got stuck with me on this day the driver claimed she was in a rush to pick up a friend from the hospital nats: was it an emergency turns she was never issued a drivers license so the officer takes her car keys and after giver her the ticket tells her nats: unfortunately we are going to have to tow your car ad seconds after writing that ticket watch the brown mercedes try to sneak out of the carpool lane nat: go ahead a pull over there right in front of my

patrol car this driver also jumoed over hoping that she was not noticed, she was morning, are you on your way to work i stopped or the carpool lame you have license and registration lets tale to her do you ride the carpool often no only when i have kids i was really late this morning what happened when you say the chp oficer i was like on the carpool lanes are from 5am to 9am and from 3pm to 7pm on interstate 880 monday through friday, holidays included this guy had a excellent excuse you said you were cut off? yes because this one car i actuually just cut me off i never actually done this before no this is your first time unless im with somebody nats: first time riding by

yourself in the carpool lane yea what are the odds that the very first time you driver trought the carpool lane alone you get caught on camera infinitesimal in hayward stanley roberts kron 4 news >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend.we'll sit down with an iraq war veteran.ten years.after the war. we'll have that after the break. but first, let's take a live look outside from the golden gate bridge.

>> it was ten years ago when president george w bush announced the start of the u-s lead coalition attack on iraq. the first two tomahawk missiles launched from basra back on march 20th, 2003. for a night of shock and awe. since then. the world witnessed the fall and execution of saddam hussein. with thousands of military, and iraqui families losing loved ones in the war. along with trillions of dollars spent. all echoed in the >> today, many of those war veterans have come back to the u-s. only to find themselves struggling with civilian life. but there is hope. joining us this morning is a bay area marine. mike liguori. he's spent two tours in iraq and now helps veterans with their careers, and writes about veterans issues in his book, the sand box, stories of human spirit and war. welcome.

the more you start to realize that the book unfolds. you start to realize that people are actually going to read your darkest secrets. overall it was apelike changing experience for me. it started when i was a sophomore in college. there was a summer where i got bored. i always want to read a book. this is after my service. i started writing. i had no idea what i was

doing but then it all started to pour out. it went from one paragraph 210 pages and then it turned its 30 pages and it was over 80 hours a week writing. it was basically a time for me to let all-out. it saved me from myself. in 2007 i was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. i had no alternative forms of therapy. houses told you're gonna go talk to someone and work through your stuff. eventually you'll be better as you progress. you'll never get rid of it. fuel never be cured. for writing for me was my outlet. it helped me along with the therapy i was doing. there

are so many veterans that have come home and not felt welcomed or felt at home. why do you think that is?. heaven now welcome some home wall? no i think we have done five trading is very hard to relate to someone. i have been to war in you to happen, and when we have those life experiences, how is it for me to tell you how many is mike, war veteran i have seen combat. it is hard to relate those stories print. when veterans talked to other veterans there is an automatic connection. was there if he feared what you're there? i did not fear death, but i feared not coming home. i didn't fear

death because i accepted it. why did not fit except was that i was going to die so young. i have my friends and family, what to grow older, life experiences, but the fear of death was not there. when you were mare a marine in combat. what is the one thing we can all do to make it easier for the veterans. personal opinion about the war is about the church there still serving. there comes a organizations out there that have their niches in the veteran community.

see if you can help someone get a job. maybe they're struggling to go to school may offer them little bit of your time. still showing you care is all it takes. >> thank you. his book is called "the sandbox" stories of human spirit and war. its published by grizzly peak press. formore information go to grizzly peak press dot com

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>> two dogs in california share an inseparable bond. one is blind -- the other is his guide. meet isaac and isabella. animal welfare workers say the two were found together wandering the streets of san bernardino county on monday. isaac is a blind husky -- terrier mix friend who also serves as his seeing eye dog. the animal rescue group stand is now looking to place the pair into a good>>

two giant pandas are heading from china to canada tomorrow. an agreement between the two countries says they'll stay in canada for 10 years. and da-mao, and they will be accompanied by animal protection experts during the flight. their new home will be at the toronto zoo and the calgary zoo. giant pandas are an endangered species. according to national zoo officials, there are only about 16-hundred left in the our second hour of kron 4 news weekend. stories we continue to follow.we're learning more about the gunman who killed but first.let's take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge.

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everybody welcome to our second live hour of kron 4 news weekend.. the tragedy that claimed three marines in quantico involved two bay area and march adness continues to live upto the craziness.a shocker for a number one seeded college and a big loss for u.c. \ >> let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with meteorologist for your first forecast. as you can see on that shot it is nice and clear out there. temperatures are warming up. we do get a little bit of hassle fog, that is hugging the coast line. visibility is reduced to 3 mi.. fog his artists started to work its way back to the coastline. things are

looking much better, and the rest of the bay area already enjoying the sunshine. kiev wanted to agree a reading on the map in antioch. still a bit cooler in the north bay. 39 in santa rosa. 49 in san francisco. 46 in redwood city. it will be a very nice pleasant sunday afternoon. warmest day of the weekend and the warmest day of the entire week. it will be a few degrees warmer compared to yesterday. sixties around the bay and slow '70s widespread. get out there and enjoy the sunshine. we have rain on the way. we will talk about that during the 7 day around the bay. >> in developing news. the fatal violence at a marine base in quatico, virginia has a bay area connection. we've learned

that the gunman and one victim are from the bay area. kron 4's mike pelton is in the newsroom with more his victims. >> the marine corps shooter in this incident as sergeant eusebio lopez, a he was a tactics instructor at the officer candidates school and a machine gunner. he joined the marines in 2006 and has more than 10 awards. he served in both iraq and afghanistan. >> lopez is accused of shooting to death corporal jacob wooley, from lance corporal sara castromata, a 19-year-old from oakley. castromata served as a warehouse clerk and joined the marines in 2011. she also has several awards. the shooting happened late thursday night at the marine base quantico in northern virginia. a commander at the called to the scene arpound 10-30 at night after they found one of the victims dead inside a barracks. they along with the body of the suspected

shooter, who authorities say took his own life. at this point, authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting and are investigating the incident. >> this ends a long, tragic week for the marine corps. they also lost 7 marines during a training exercise in nevada on monday. in the newsroom, mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> new this morning.all lanes of eastbound interstate highway 580 in oakland have re-opened after an accident killed a man this morning. the c-h-p says the accident was first reported just after midnight when a man was hit by a car on highway 580 near dutton avenue. a sig-alert was issued and the three right lanes were blocked as authorities investigated., that sig-alert was lifted just after 2 a.m. >> in other bay are news. a robbery in a quiet east bay neighborhood turns fatal. a man was shot and killed, while trying to stop a pair of thieves from ripping off a family member. it happened in san leandro. marking the city's first homicide of the year. kron 4's phillipe djegal

shows us how the tragedy played out. >> a woman was unloading some items out of her car in this driveway. on the 15-thousand 500 block of harbor way. when the san leandro police say two suspects approached her. before 9-30 friday night and tried to rob her. moments later. the woman's son-in-law walked out of the front door and tried to intervene. police say one of the suspects then opened fire. shooting the man, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. the woman was not injured. police have released a vague description of the suspects. both adults. a man and possibly a woman. investigators say they left the area in a dark colored sedan. in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> kron4 talkedto a ten year resident of that neighborhood. he says he was devastated to learn about happened to the family just a few doors away. >> the victim lived in alameda, but demordaunt says the mother in law moved

into the area about a year ago. and, that everyone in that home was always polite. >> the coast guard has rescued four people after their 17-foot vessel ran aground in san francisco bay. authorities say the boat ran aground somewhere

between the san mateo and dumbarton bridges on saturday. a rescue boat deployed to the scene wasn't able to get to the grounded vessel because of the shallow water and low tide, so rescuers on a helicopter hoisted the group to nearby san carlos. a child, two teenagers, a man and a dog were among those rescued. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend.we'll hear from a berkeley couple about the upcoming hearing on prop-8 that's set for this week. but first, let's take a live look outside from the golden [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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>> the berkeley couple at the center of the battle marriage ban, is preparing washington. there, in just a few days, the u-s supreme court will hear arguments in the case. that could change their lives. kron 4's dan kerman talked to the couple about the

upcoming hearing and what they think their role has been in the debate over >> for the last 4 years kris been front and center in the fight for same sex marriage as one of the two same sex couples who filed suit to overturn prop 8 the berkeley case would make its

way to with oral arguments just days away they are more soon be able to tie the knot give them a greater sense of stability, but they say the impacts of a favorable ruling from the u.s. supreme court will go far beyond themselves some see these two as role models, but they dismiss that, and say they simply are doing what anyone and everyone should do, fight

>> coming up on kron 4 news weekend.it's not looking much like spring in some areas as winter weather slams several states. we'll show you the snowy conditions. but first, let's take a live look outside from mount tam.

let's check in with forecast. in fatal this real-life first intense there are it is warming up. we will feel that onshore breeze can.

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is midweek by wednesday. with a few systems headed our way they're very light. there is a few hundredths to attend the of an inch. then a little ways north of them caught a state police say that there were 20 to 50 vehicles involved. we've been experiencing in the bay area. much of colorado is being pummeled by a massive snow storm. this is video taken from denver. more snow is expected for

the area.adding on to the ten to fifteen inches of snowfall that has already fallen. a little ways north of denver travelers along interstate 25 were stopped cold by a major crash. the olorado state police says that as many as 20 to 50 vehicles were involved in the accident. including a semi-tanker that caught on fire. meanwhile in the eastern part of the state. white-out conditions forced the closure of nearly 150-miles of interstate 70 from denver to the kansas state line. >> meanwhile.an already alabama may get worse before it gets better. rain falling over thebut forecasters warn that the heavy snowstorm that's way.south. bringing with it hail and heavy winds. many residents and business owners say the flooding is>> in other national news, no one was injured after fifteen train cars went off the tracks saturday in southern virginia. four cars of them ended up in this river. material. the train was headed from north carolina to kentucky >> take a look at this. one home owner in glendale, california clearly has some roof repairs to make. his elderly neighbor lost control of his car steep driveway, he sped landed on this lower house. somehow, no one was injured

in the accident. not even a man sitting in the very room underneath the damaged roof. residents tell police this is the second time the driver has crashed into a neighbor's house. >> the mayor of birmingham, alabama is promising to investigate the death of a child on friday. the fifth grader was with his family at the birmingham display board fell on him and killed him. his mother is in critical condition and two of his brothers are also in the hospital. the kansas family was just finishing up a beach vacation when the accident happened. airport officials held a meeting yesterday and say they still don't know what caused it. >> florida police are investigating the deaths of a skydiving instructor and his student. it took search parties nearly five hours to find the skydivers' bodies after their jump yesterday, about 30 miles northeast of tampa. the 41-year-old instructor and his 25-year-old student were part of a group of 22

from iceland. the manager of the skydive company said the chutes had automatic deployment devices and it was very unlikely they failed to open. there's speculation that the chutes may have gotten >> more than 15-thousand runners in connecticut took part in a race to honor the victims of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. and it seems that mostly everyone has a connection to those who died that day in december. mike magnoli has more on the story >> many of the people we met in this crowd of thousands have personal connections to sandy hook. "the impact of the day, and the caring and compassion that comes from teachers that um, i think only if

you're a teacher, you can truly understand." erica keena and lisa masella are both from newtown and both are teachers in neighboring districts. for these two, this run brings back memories of where they were and what they were doing on the day their hometown elementary school was attacked. "i was in lockdown in the girls lockeroom with my students." "for me this has made me say 'i love you' more, hug more and spend more time with your family." anthony cormier is wearing a tee shirt with noah pozner's picture. anthony's mom and noah's mom are friends, so that's two degrees of separation between anthony and a victim. and adding to the emotional toll, anthony is a new father: "all i can think of is my son and i don't know how i'd react if something ever happened to him. i know it's going to be emotional, especially crossing the finish line." "we pepare to begin this race in support of hope and healing, we pray that you

this run today is part of a far greater journey for all of us." >> the runners also helped raise money for the sandy hook families foundation. major league baseball is also honoring the victims of sandy hook. earlier this week, the new york yankees said they'd dedicate opening day to everyone impacted by the violence. now, all the teams will do the same with opening day just over a week away. players, managers, coaches, and umpires will all wear a special ribbon patch, and moment of silence. twenty children and six adults were killed in december at the elementary school in newtown, connecticut. the shooter opened fire after first killing his highest elite status

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>> in world news.president last night after a four-day visit to the mideast. it was his first foreign he tried to warm up cooled relations with israel's prime minister benjamin netenayhu this was hi first trip to israel as president, arriving in tel aviv last wednesday. from all reports he made a favorable impression on the people of israel including university students. his lecture called on students to understand why the palestinians also want to have their own state. mr. obama also visited the west bank and then jordan where he promised more american aid for the thousands of syrian refugess pouring into neighboring >> newly-elected pope francis celebrated palm sunday today.for a crowd of 250 thousand in rome. the celebration kicks off holy week for christians.leading up to easter, next sunday. today celebrates jesus's return to jerusalem, before his death and resurrection a week later. when pope benedict the 16th resigned, the vatican wanted to act quickly to replace

>> the pope's palm sunday celebrations come after a historic meeting between him and his predecessor. pope francis arrived at the papal retreat south of rome and was greeted by popethe two men in white embraced and clasped hands before having lunch together. two popes.face to face-- it's the first such meeting recorded in the history of >> the pentagon says the u- s weekend.new details about a man suspected in stabbing a woman to death in broad daylight in san jose. we'll have that story. but first, let'stake a live have that story. but first, let'stake a live [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy...

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meteorologist for your first temperatures and no longer in the '30's. we have '40's and 50's. 52 and san francisco. pleasanton jaconet 46 degrees. 47 and it napa. sunday will be very nice. clear skies. ups has fought a bit but that is pushing its way back. sunny skies for today. what will we saw yesterday. sixties for the bank. seven days along the and one locations. we're holding on to clear and loud stiff conditions for the evening. mostly sunny in the sierra. a tad bit warmer tomorrow but tuesday the colon texan. that is the same for the bay area. centers will be cool

during the workweek. >> a state-wide manhunt is underway for a man san jose police say stabbed histhe suspect has been identified as 29-year-old juan ramirez. investigators say he and his victim were at one point romantically involved. but since then --- a restraining order had been filed against him. asking for the public's help to track down the accused killer. kron4's rob fladeboe has the latest. >> john nguyen shared garage space with the victim, who lived with her young son in this apartment on first street and died in the parking lot after being stabbed multiple times by her ex boyfriend with what butcher knife. sot john nguyen

this was that same parking lot friday evening as heavily-armed police scoured the neighborhood for the killer, who was seen jumping a fence and escaping on foot. video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news shows squads of police, their guns drawn, going door to door in search of a man later identified as 29-year-old juan ramirez whom they say was stalking sandra cruces gonzales, his former girlfriend. we have determined that the suspect and victim had a dating relationship. it ended two years ago. he has been stalking our victim for the last couple years. jose police police say gonzales had obtained a restraining order to keep ramirez away but a friend says he rebuffed her efforts to part ways and that friday was not the first time he had

made unwelcome visits to her apartment. she was doing all the right things. she was contacting the police and it meant getting restraining orders. sot john nguyen as friends and neighbors stopped by to pay their respects a family member asked for time before making any public comment. the stabbing occurred across the street from the sheriff's office and a few blocks from police headquarters, officers were on scene within minutes but somehow ramirez managed to get away. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> homicide detectives said that ramirez may be attempting to flee to mexico. and is possibly driving a dark green, 1996 toyota t- 100 pickup truck similar to the one you see on your screen. had been missing for the >> it's march madness, and last night the cal bears had a big game against syracuse.

unfortunately they lost, falling just short of the sweet sixteen!! kron 4's scott rates show us this was a home game for the bears. there were tons of cal fans and the crowd. go bears. in the and it was the lowest taking this game by 6:. >> stanford women will

face number 16 seed tulsa in a first-round matchup tonight at maples pavilion. >> and it was a major upset with number one gonzaga playing number nine wichita state. as a close game going back and forth but in the end the first number one seed falls as gonzaga lost 67-to- 72. wichita state scored a season high 14 three-

pointers -- including seven straight at one point late in the game. this is the first time wichita state has advanced to the sweet sixteen since 2006. >> >> coming up.kron 4' stanley roberts shows us some people behaving badly. but first, let's take a live francisco camera.

>> nats: how are you doing? the reason why i stopped you is because you are in the carpool lane no matter how many times the chp goes out looking for carpool cheat they find them this woman tried to jump back into the non carpool when she saw the officer and was immediately flagged over i'm out with officer moore of the hayward office of thenow normally officer moore would be out on his motorcycle looking for violators but he got stuck with me on this day the driver claimed she was in a rush to pick up a friend from the hospital nats: was it an emergency

turns she was never issued a drivers license so the officer takes her car keys and after giver her the ticket tells her nats: unfortunately we are going to have to tow your car and seconds after writing that ticket watch the brown mercedes try to sneak out of the carpool lane nat: go ahead a pull over there right in front of my patrol car this driver also jumoed over hoping that she was not noticed, she was morning, are you on your way to work i stopped or the carpool lame you have license and registration lets tale to her do you ride the carpool often no only when i have kids i was really late this morning what happened when you say the chp officer i was like on the carpool lanes are from 5am to 9am and from 3pm to 7pm on interstate 880 monday through friday, holidays included this guy had a excellent excuse you said you were cut off? yes because this one car i actuually just cut me off i never actually done this before no this is your first time unless im with somebody

yourself in the carpool lane yea what are the odds that the very first time you driver trought the carpool lane alone you get caught on camera infinitesimal in hayward stanley roberts kron 4 news >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend.we'll sit down with the new president of san francisco state university. we'll have that after the break. but first, let's take a live

los seacliff guys out there right now. for reasons that these are on the bay area. it is our starting to warm up on the sunny afternoon is looking lovely sunny and warmer today that will lee saw yesterday. yesterday we saw few low '70's but today it is looking great. on monday and tuesday we will start to see those increase in clouds. fox with a couple of weeks systems coming in. rain by the middle of the week. first leak system petty our way. for us that

means the beginning of the cooling trend. enjoy the sun today. because it is leaving throughout the week. as you can see across the map their varying temperature is. the extended forecast. today is the warmest day of the entire week. the first chance of waynrain is this week. .

>> that's new san francisco state president leslie wong addressing faculty and staff. it's the first time s-f state has had a new president since 19-88. wong is the 13th president of the unversity. which has approximately 30-thousand students. >> on top of that, mr. wong is a native of oakland. after spending time as president of northern michigan university. he joins us this morning. >> thank you president wong. you said that it set the university depending on the talent there. with the budget constraints are the faculty being cut down. it is always easy for me to tell people that if you don't have money better have talent. that is what gets you over the bombs over the long term in the short

term, and it san francisco state has an incredible population of young people and faculty. really talented. to save his best talent bank is what i think of the school. kelly will unlock the front door i saw it on in the it really want that's your light silica 1:00 of a downer cabana but we wanted to stay in the san francisco area. i know what

our talent heading through the midwest. all points east and we need to learn how to keep them here. prop 30. the governor's budget hold in the next couple months, it does look like for the first time in many years the budget might creep up a little bit. as much as 4 to 5%. you're getting back half of the cuts over the next four years. we will have an opportunity to impact the contraction that has occurred since 2007 and

eight. that's a different kind of planning. there's a lot talk in sacramento about expanding online education. it is a great question. online is one of many strategies that faculty and staff at university will lose. i'm more worried about the technology systems on campus. all of our students need to develop well-trained technological skills. those students are going to step out into the job market. the faculty have the quality question on their mind. they want access to online. we don't know how

much of that is when to work for a street will we have been on a great pass tariq connect with our alumni network. right now my flight mauser one-and-a-half times around the earth. i'm focusing on campus. and you tend to break off your connections to the alumni base. the alumni is very critical movie for. we need to connect to our alumni base in asia and the pacific rim. by doing a good will to

our visit with israel. we're gonna do a number of different things. we need our alumni network to be in touch and in rhythm with us on campus. and we'll be right back. save up to 40% on closeout sets from beautyrest and posturepedic. save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. but hurry, the beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale

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